NEW YORK — Joe Harris will start in place of the injured Kevin Durant (MCL), Kyrie Irving’s role doesn’t change while Durant is out for a month, and according to head coach Jacque Vaughn, neither does Ben Simmons’.
At least not on offense.
The Nets are entering familiar territory. They went down this road last season and imploded via an 11-game losing streak when Durant missed a month-and-a-half’s worth of action due to a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee. This time around, it’s his right knee, and the Nets are cautiously optimistic his injury isn’t as severe as the one that derailed last season.
